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A Swedish carved giltwood and ebonized striking mantel clock 'Au Matelot'
Lot 717

A Swedish carved giltwood and ebonized striking mantel clock 'Au Matelot'

PETER HENRIC BEURLING, STOCKHOLM, FIRST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

Closed13 December 2012

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EUR 8,750

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A Swedish carved giltwood and ebonized striking mantel clock 'Au Matelot'
Peter Henric Beurling, Stockholm, first quarter 19th century
The case flanked by maritime objects and a blackamoor smoking a pipe, on a wooden base with carved decorations to the frieze, on ball feet, white enamel dial signed Beurling Stockholm, the eight-day twin-barrel movement with anchor escapement, silk suspended pendulum and strike on bell; pendulum and winding key
36.5 cm. high

Specialist note

Peter Henric Beurling (1763-1806) had a large workshop in Stockholm which was continued by his widow until 1830.
The design of the wooden case is a direct copy after the well-known French ormolu cases. The drawing for this particular design is signed Michel and dated August 1808 and can be found in the Bibliothèque National in Paris. An ormolu case can be found in P. Kjellberg, La Pendule Francaise, Paris, 1997, p. 342, no. A.